Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:51:54 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: hw <hw@adminart.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: thunderbird in German? Message-ID: <20190731225154.82dcb0ae.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <23873.2939.410268.920612@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <87o91bw4mx.fsf@toy.adminart.net> <20190731012754.3783a859.freebsd@edvax.de> <23873.2939.410268.920612@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:31:07 -0400, Robert Huff wrote: > > Polytropon writes: > > > > After installing and enabling a German language pack as an addon > > > (not to be confused with a German dictionary (which is also > > > installed for just in case)), the GUI still remains in English. > > > > Those add-ons don't seem to work anymore. Version mismatch > > combined with improper or missing signing (same trouble as > > in FF). It seems they aren't needed anymore. > > It is my understanding that: > > a) sometime back, Mozilla did a major overhaul/upgrade of the > interface between Firefox and addons. As a result, all > third-party add-ons and many Firefox-provided add-ons > stopped working. > b) some of the add-ons (e.g. AdBlock) were rebuilt to the new > spec; many were not, including my personal must-have PrefBar. Yes, that probably is the case. Luckily (and thanks to search engines) I was able to find out how to change the interface language _now_. :-) Sidenote: Among the affected add-ons weren't just the german language packs, but also an "interface locale changer" add-on where you could change the interface language easily. Now this functionality is part of Firefox, but you need to explore _how_ it works, to prevent the disappointment of not being able to change the interface language. I think the same applies for Thunderbird. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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